New York Times Top Stories
Late Night Makes Its Last Jokes About Biden Pardoning Turkeys
Although Thanksgiving was still three days away, “the turkeys looked at Biden and said, ‘We better get this done,’” Jimmy Fallon said.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAngela Merkel Isn’t Ready to Say Sorry
In her memoir, the former German chancellor doesn’t take the chance to make amends.
New York Times Top StoriesThree Global Challenges That Will Shape Trump’s Legacy
Three giant, shifting tectonic plates will have profound implications for the new administration.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Russia Advances in Ukraine, a Cop Has to Flee City After City
For Volodymyr Nikulin, being a wartime police officer means aiding evacuees, surviving a shrapnel wound and tackling looters. It also means quickly switching cities when one falls to the invaders.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Police Are Preying on Small Firms in Search of Cash
With localities facing budget holes, the police are crossing provincial borders to collect fines and draining company treasuries. Businesses call it a shakedown.
New York Times Top StoriesMargrethe Vestager, the World’s Top Tech Cop, Is Making Her Exit
Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust regulator, who put technology’s harms on the global agenda, reflected on a decade of taking on the biggest companies and what comes next.
New York Times Top StoriesEV Projects to Get $13 Billion in Federal Loans
The financing for a factory in Georgia is part of a last-minute effort to establish climate policies before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Plans Tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico That Could Cripple Trade
The president-elect said that he would impose the across-the-board tariffs on Day 1 and that they would stay in place until the three countries halted the flow of drugs and migrants.
New York Times Top StoriesTop Trump Aide Accused of Asking for Money to ‘Promote’ Potential Appointees
President-elect Donald J. Trump ordered the investigation by his legal team into Boris Epshteyn, a powerful figure in the transition. Mr. Epshteyn denies the allegations.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Strikes Threaten Lebanon’s Archaeological Treasures
The country is home to thousands of years’ worth of antiquities. Some have already been damaged or destroyed in the war, alarming the conservationists trying to protect them.
New York Times Top StoriesBehind the ‘Holding Space’ Interview for ‘Wicked’
When a journalist asked the actress Cynthia Erivo about fans “holding space” for the movie’s signature song, a meme was born.
New York Times Top StoriesTrial of Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Halted After Disappointing Results
Cassava Sciences said that its drug did not significantly reduce cognitive decline in 1,900 people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.
New York Times Top StoriesThere Is No Excuse for the Bullying of Sarah McBride
After a brutal election, Democrats need to get better at talking about trans issues.
New York Times Top StoriesJack Smith Moves to Dismiss Trump’s Jan. 6 and Documents Cases
The special counsel effectively brought to a close the Justice Department efforts to hold Donald J. Trump accountable in the election and classified documents cases.
New York Times Top StoriesEnd of Trump Cases Leaves Limits on Presidential Criminality Unclear
Donald J. Trump is set to regain office without clarity on the scope of presidential immunity and with a lingering cloud over whether outside special counsels can investigate high-level wrongdoing.
New York Times Top StoriesCrony Capitalism Is Coming to America
Business success may increasingly depend on connections, not competence.
New York Times Top StoriesFlorida Woman Who Fatally Shot Black Neighbor Gets 25 Years in Prison
Susan Lorincz, who shot Ajike Owens, was convicted of manslaughter. The case prompted national outrage.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden White House Holds Up U.S. Contribution to Anti-Doping Agency
The administration is pressing the World Anti-Doping Agency to allow an outside audit after it failed to suspend Chinese swimmers for positive tests.
New York Times Top StoriesGreat Apes and Tiny Bears: Chasing Wild Thrills in Borneo
This Southeast Asian island, home to some of the world’s strangest and most iconic creatures, is a dream destination for a growing number of “mammal watchers.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Evaded Jack Smith and the Rule of Law
He will spend his presidential term with no fear of a verdict on his federal indictments.
New York Times Top StoriesThanksgiving Travel Forecast Calls for Rain and Snow
A few storms may disrupt some holiday travel, as millions of people take to the road and skies this week.
New York Times Top StoriesSpecial Counsel Moves to Dismiss Federal Cases Against Trump
Also, Israel is nearing a decision on a Lebanon cease-fire. Here's the latest at the end of Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesMitch McConnell Is Ready to Pick His Own Fights After Senate Leadership
The longest-serving Senate leader is relinquishing his post in the next Congress and planning to use his influence in ways that could put him at odds with President-elect Donald J. Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Delays Hearing on Menendez Brothers’ Bid for Early Release
A hearing scheduled for mid-December was pushed back to Jan. 30 so the judge and the new L.A. district attorney would have time to review filings in the case.
New York Times Top StoriesNetanyahu Nearing Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Decision, Officials Say
The United States is pushing Israel to reach a deal with the Lebanese militia by Thanksgiving, even as key details remained unresolved, Israeli officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Book Review Book Club: ‘Small Things Like These,’ by Claire Keegan
In December, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “Small Things Like These,” a meditative Christmastime novella about a man confronting a local horror.
New York Times Top StoriesNan Goldin Challenges Germany on What Artists Can Say About Israel
A speech by the artist at an exhibition of her work was followed by protests from her supporters and an uproar in the news media.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Says Google Is an Ad Tech Monopolist, in Closing Arguments
The two sides made their final cases to a federal judge Monday in a trial over the tech giant’s dominance in technology that sells ads online.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Allows San Jose State Volleyball Player to Compete
A federal judge ruled that the player, who is at the center of a controversy over transgender athletes, can participate in a women’s volleyball conference tournament this week.
New York Times Top StoriesDevoted Aide Who Keeps Good News Flowing Will Follow Trump to the White House
Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former anchor on a right-wing cable show, is poised to become the primary conveyor belt for information to and from the president.